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BOE taps Cooney to lead Cross Street School
NAUGATUCK — One borough educator will be graduating from elementary school to intermediate school. The Board of Education recently announced that Western Elementary School Principal Melissa Cooney will be taking the same position at Cross Street Intermediate School after this school year ends. Cross Street’s current principal, Christopher Montini, will be stepping into the... »
Growth of breakfast program nets grant
NAUGATUCK — Before this school year, fifth-graders came to Cross Street Intermediate School and realized they could not buy breakfast, as they had at their elementary schools. That changed when the district expanded its breakfast program to include Cross Street, the last remaining school without it. The expansion and a system-wide promotion of the... »
BOE approves grant writer position
REGION 16 — The Board of Education has created a new position for the school district in the hopes that a monetary windfall will follow. During its May 8 meeting, the board unanimously approved a grant writer position for the district. “I see this as a no-lose for the Board of Education and a... »
School board trims spending plan
REGION 16 — The Region 16 Board of Education has trimmed approximately $242,500 off its proposed budget increase for the coming school year in the wake of last week’s failed referendum. The board unanimously approved a new budget proposal of $38.57 million for the coming school year during a meeting Tuesday night at... »
Region 16 board to discuss next step on budget
REGION 16 — The Region 16 Board of Education will conduct a special meeting Tuesday to discuss, with possible action, the proposed 2013-14 budget. The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Long River Middle School in Prospect. The meeting will include a public comment session. The district serves Beacon Falls and Prospect schools.... »
Region 16 board backs new evaluation plan
REGION 16 — The Board of Education has approved a proposed new evaluation system for teachers and administrators. The system was revamped to meet new state guidelines for evaluations, Michelle LoRusso, a language arts coordinator and member of the teacher evaluation committee, told the board during its April 24 meeting. Under the plan, 40... »
School board approves name for new school
REGION 16 — For the second time this year, the Board of Education has given a name to the new pre-kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school to be built off of New Haven Road in Prospect. During a special meeting Monday night, the board voted, 4-2, to name the school Prospect Elementary School. Board members Wendy Oliveira and... »
Borough couple to receive Foley Award
NAUGATUCK — The Naugatuck Parent School Council has selected Mike and Denise Kinne as this year’s recipients of the Raymond K. Foley Award. The Raymond K. Foley Award honors an individual or group who has demonstrated outstanding service and unselfish dedication contributing to the betterment of Naugatuck children. The Kinnes have been heavily involved... »
BOE weighing options for busing contract
NAUGATUCK — With the transportation contract coming to an end this year, the Naugatuck school district is weighing its options to get students to school. The district’s three-year contract with Student Transportation of America, the company that provides busing for students, comes to an end in June. Assistant Business Manager Robert Butler presented two... »
School board makes further cuts
REGION 16 — The Region 16 Board of Education reduced its proposed 2013-14 budget increase by another $208,000 following a public hearing Wednesday night. The proposed budget for the region, which oversees schools in Beacon Falls and Prospect, stands at $38.85 million, an increase of roughly $1.56 million or 4.17 percent. The proposal would... »